Glens Falls beer distributor purchased by Try-It

A western New York New York beverage distributor has purchased a beer distributor in Glens Falls.

Terms of the deal in which Try-It Distributing Co. Inc. purchased Northern Distributing Inc. were not disclosed

As part of the deal, Northern Distributing, has undergone a name change to Saratoga Eagle Sales and Service, now a subsidiary of Try-It.

Jeff Vukelic, formerly executive vice president of Try-It, has relocated to Glens Falls to serve as president of the operation, which employs 90 workers. The Vukelic family launched Try-It Distributing in 1928 in Lackawanna. The company now operates with 250 workers and 75 trucks from a facility in Lancaster, N.Y., near Buffalo.

Like Try-It, Saratoga Eagle distributes Anheuser-Busch and InBev USA products as well as other imported and domestic beers, wine coolers, bottled water and other beverages.